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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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of Rhode Uliind, the Inte E. Dexter, Eiq. wrote 

 roe : " 1 havo measured the Elm in .lohniton, nn 

 you reqiiesled. It is, 3 I'eet from tiie ffround, 

 21i feet, and lioKls nearly llr.it size for 12 feet. 

 Mr King, the owner, informed mo Ihiit it was 

 computed to contiiin 12 cords of wood." 



Of the trees whicli hare excited notice in this 

 city lliere is no cert;iinty as to the aa^e of those 



in the Mall, on the horder of tiie Common 



But of tliose in what is called the Sliort Mail, 

 east of the bnrial ground. Major Btimstead slates, 

 " That in the year 1702, the planlino^ of the 

 trees in common street took [dace by Major Ad- 

 ino Paddock and Mi' John Ball.ud. These trees, 

 several of Ihem, measure ahont 9 feet at 4 feet 

 from the ground, and give a groivlh of over li- 

 inches in circumference in a year. They are 

 what we here call the English Elm. 



Liberty Tree, so called, stood at about 50 

 feet from the correr of Essex street. It was a 

 fine majestic tree, overshadowing the house at 

 the corner, of the proprietor Mr Elliott, a book- 

 binder. In this building then plastered and of 

 antique form, but now changed in i(s exterior, 

 was a Hall, large for the times, of about 20 feet 

 square, where the Whigs used to assemble. — 

 These meetings imparted to the tree a great 

 degre,e of notoriely. As early as 1765 a sort of 

 effigy of Ihe Earl of Bute was suspended (here- 

 from. Afterwards Mr Andrew Oliver, who was 

 stamp master, made his recantation under it. — 

 Notices were plarrd thereon, and many public 

 acts and ceremonies were here had, a.s Ihe Jour- 

 nals of those limes will more particularly show. 



The tree near Castle street has been often 

 remarked upon. It was lately jirostraled by Ihe 

 axe to make way for a block of buildings. It 

 measured at (wo feet from (he ground about !3 

 feet, and by counlmg the rings woidd be deem- 

 ed about 110 years old. | 



But, after all our research, the Elm of Boston] 

 Common overtops its race, and stands pre-emin-! 

 ent in this neighborhood at least. It is a beau- 

 tiful and finely proportioned object ; near the [ 

 ground if measures 23 feet, and about three feet 

 above 20 feet in circumference. There are 

 many rumours as (o (he selling out of (his tree. 

 Amongst (he mos( probable there is one that an 

 nncestor of Governor Hancock's I'amily, Deacon 

 Henchman, was the individual who conferred 

 this benefit on the public. 



In closing (hese notices of (he Elm, i( may be 

 considered not improper (o no(ice a publication 

 sla(ing (he measurement of (he Elm in HiUfield 

 as of 31 feet circumference a( 2 feet from the 

 ground, and 24 feet 8 inches above, with a sup- 

 position (ha( it wasihe largest tree inNewEng- 

 land. The Gazelle of Northarap(nn s(a(es that 

 tbei'c are several Elms which would compefe 

 (herewith in that place, measuring 21, 22, and 

 even 25 feet, and that one is said to measure 28 

 feet at some distance above the ground. If 

 these are given correctly, they are of extraor- 

 dinary magniiude. 



Tlie Chesnut, (hough it is not thought to com- 

 pare with the Elm as an ornamental (ree, may 

 ye( vie with it in size, and is of more value for 

 timber. The measure of three only will be 

 given. One in Holden is at the ground 21 feet, 

 and narrows but lifde above. Two in (he lot 

 of Mr Valentine, in Hopkinton, one is 25j feet, 

 and above 17^ I'eet. The other is at (he sur- 

 face 23 feet, soon dividing inio separafe limbs. 



The oak is in all probability the most long 



[lived of Ihe forest. In llie lot in Dorchester, 

 Iffivpn by Gov. Slouirhton for the benefit of 

 college education, to Dorchester sr.liolar'--, I havo 

 measured several white oaks, which have been 

 from 18 lo 20 feet r.ircumfen-nce. and in one of 

 them counted upwards of 200 rings, indicalinij 

 as many years. Tlie black oak has been found 

 lo attain about the same size. 



I closo with Ihe dimensions of (he TTar(ford 

 White Oak, or Charter Tree, so ol'ten allude. I 

 to. It is at the ground 36 feel, and in Ihe small, 

 est part 25 feet. The manner in which Ihe 

 Charter was concealed in it is mader of history 

 and before (he public. 



f have in Ihe paper on Ihe forest said that Ihe 

 time when trees were most advantageously cut 

 was when the period of quickest grov/th is over. 

 But ornamental frees so continiie long after thai 

 time, whilst others are prostrated. 



1 shall be gratified if what has been submitted 

 conduces lo the heller management of the woo.l- 

 lot. Or if by showing how our commons, high- 

 ways, and pleasure grounds have been adorned 

 and made interesting by those who have pre-| 

 ceded u*, I (?nn excite orslrenglhen any efforts 

 to the promotion of objects of such utility. 

 1 am, sir, resi)ectfullv yours, 



JOHN WELLE.S. 



" ' SALE OF WOOL. 



The rnlloTvinf: ncrr.itnt nf n pale of wool 'hy 

 David Hale wa- reported for the Slafcsman. 

 Conditions, satisfaclery notes under i^lOOO, sJii 

 months ; over glOOO six and nine months. 



Cure for Frozen' Limds. Dissolve from one 

 quarter to a half a pound of Alum in a gallon 

 of warm water, and immerse the feet or hands 

 in it when frozen, for ten or fiflecn minutes, ami 

 a cure will be effected. A gentleman of this 

 (own informs us, that having frozen liis feet not 

 long since he fried (he above remedy wi(h com- 

 ple(e success.— .V. Bed/. Merc. 



A.M. Minard, has ascer(ained (ha( the pro- 

 perties which Roman cement possesses of sel- 

 (ing under wa(er, belong to almost all calcareous 

 stones. Certain lime-stones have (his propcr(y, 

 sedingin a quarter of an hour. Chalk, feebly 

 calcined, produces this valuable mortar. It is 

 beyond doubt thai Roman cement may be made 

 in almost any place where lime stone is to be 

 found. 



Great Hog.— On the 3d inst I\Ir Effsel Wefh- 

 erell, of Westhampton, killed a hog about 20 

 months old, which weighed, after it was dresseil. 

 G21 pounds. 



One of Ihe parly of "about forty unknown 

 people, dressed like Indians," who boarded the 

 ship Eleanor, in Boston, in 1773, and threw over- 

 board 114 chests of tea, now lives in Cincinnati, 

 Ohio. He is, says Ihe Crisis, a temperate, hardy 

 old veteran, supports his family by the sweat 

 of his brow, and often boasts of the 'Boston tea 

 party.' 



ilffjorj. — What is tbe reason, that in time of frnst, a 

 razor ivill not cut, or at le.ist, without creating great 

 pain, unless it is warmed? Because, if viewed with a 

 magnifying glass, it appears like the edge of a saw ; 

 and when warmed, its edge is rendered smoother. 



Glasgow Mechanics Magazine, 



A bill is before the New- York Legislature to prevent 

 the sale of Churches, and the ground whereon they 

 are situated, on execution. 



The opening of the Knglish ports for Barley has cot 

 lowered the price of that grain. 



3.-n 



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120 



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 220 

 230 

 220 

 400 

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 fine lii^li Kr-l(le fleece wa&hod, 

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" " ."Relccted do. 



" grade (111. very clean, 



" " do. in tlie dirt, 



" various, do. wiislied, 



" 1st, sort lHniIj'3 wool do. 



" grade fleeces do. 



" lint; fleeces in greagg, 



" r. I), do. washed, 



" "- fleeces in the grease, 



" " merino do. 



" " and high grade fleeces, washed 



** " fleeces in grease, 



" gr.ade fleeces, washed, 



" 1. t). and high grade fleeces, washed 



'' " do. do. 



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" grade fleeces, 



" do. do. washed, 



" lie. do. do. 



" do. do. do. 



" do. iiieces, 



" f. b. and high grade fleeces, washed 



" " fleeces, do. 



" " and high grade fleeces, do. 



" " fleeces, 



" " do. 



" " do. 



" high grade do. 



" f. b. do. 



" " do. in grease, 



" merino fleeces do. 



" " do. waslied, 



" grade do. do. 



" t'. b. fleeces in grease, 



" grade do. washed 



" r. b. do. do. 



" " and high grade fleeces, washed, 

 bales Danish Iamb'.s wool, 



" (German do. 



" Saxony lamb's do. 



" extra fine Spanish do. 



" rortngnese do. 



" Sfpanish Legoviane do. 



" do. do. 



,." ..,,1^'. do. 



" firre grade wool, well washed, 

 5 bales sold, 



" choice wool, 



" Portuguese wool, 



" Sa.xony No. 2, 



■' do. Ko. 1, 

 do. 



" Imperial Saxony wool, 2 sold, 



" Electoral Saxony do. do. 



" superfine lamb's do. 



" Suxony do. 



" do. do. 



" super clean Spanish do. 



" E. .M. R. do do. 



" Ist sort lamb's wool, very clean, 



" same wool 



" No. 13, common .Saxony wool, 



" 20, Sa.xony lamb's do. 



" 41, do do. 



" H)2, fair quality Saxony, 



" Iti'i, lO'J, 170, com. Saxony, 



" Itjti. 1st quality Sa.xony, 



sorted pieces, 



" ICa, 2d do. do. do. 



" ICS, 3d do. do. do. 



" !>, 10, B. Ayres wool, M. 



" .South American, 



■' 2d qiial. lamb's wool, washed, 



" lamb's wool, black. 



I. 41 cts. 

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 43 

 43 

 16 

 28 

 44 

 51 

 51 

 3K 

 24 

 21 

 41 

 41 

 2B 

 42 

 27 

 31 

 4J 

 30 

 34 

 4« 

 4S 

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 49- 

 40 

 41 

 34 

 36 

 36 

 44 

 50 

 46 

 50 

 48 

 48 



3S 1-S 

 41 

 24 

 28 

 37 

 28 

 27 

 27 

 27 



471-2 

 30 

 19 

 46 

 71 

 37 

 87 

 41 

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4G 



47 



40 



4U 



40 



64 

 151 

 172 



46 



4« 



40 



62 



62 



48 



48 



33 



51 



44 



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29 



64 

 51 



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4 



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 331-2 



27 



Inundatiors in France — At Never?, on the 5th of 

 Dcceraher, ihe Loire had risen so much that the inhabi- 

 tants had to seek safety on the roofs of (heir houses. — 

 Many persons were drowned, and many cattle perish- 

 ed. 



A letter from Tours mentions that great damage was 

 done on the banks of the Loire, and some persons lost 

 their lives. 



A letter from Dijon, mentions that cattle had hoen 

 drowned, bridges carried away, and houses overflowed. 



At Rrazey, the inhabitants took refuge on the roofs 

 of their houses, wheie they had to remain two days. 



The London Courier slates that the only plan that 

 will save their country banks from ruin, is lo sssist ea<h 

 other, instead of acting, as has teen the case hereto- 

 fore on the principle cf seif-rreservaUcu. 



